Abortion platform: GOP is silent on rape, incest

Doug Hendrick

Nixa

The News-Leader is grossly slanting the Republicans' abortion platform.

After reading the front-page article, "GOP's abortion platform divisive" (Sept. 14), an unwary reader might suppose the Republicans have language in their platform that seeks to control the decisions of victims of rape, incest and life-threatening conditions.

In fact, the Republicans have remained silent on the issue of rape, incest and threat to life issues.

This is the same platform they had for their 2004 and 2008 conventions. Nothing has changed: The Republicans are still pro-life.

Some Republicans have opinions about the very small percentage of abortions related to rape, incest and threat to life, but they don't represent the majority of the party.

The Republicans do have Todd Akin, but the Democrats have Barack Obama, who has supported the most extreme forms of abortion.

In the Illinois Senate, Obama not only voted against a ban of late-term abortions, but opposed a bill to provide medical care for infants who survive failed late-term abortions.

The Democrats are silent on the issue.

I suppose your newspaper now assumes that the Democrats have included Obama's extremist positions in their platform.